This unit is about the Dynamic Earth. I believe that my students will find this topic interesting because much of what we discuss is in such a large scale (ie volcanoes!). To make the information even more relatable to my students, we will be frequently discussing the impact that these events have on humans and society. The underlying project makes good use of inquiry. The students begin with a question in mind "will (a place) be geologically stable?" This then gives them a goal (to answert that question). Students will be conducting their own research. Although this research is not "hands-on" the students are free to use as many resources as they can think up, just like a scientist. In the classroom we will be doing activities from building models of faults to watching goofy movies that just may inspire them to search for more answers, or questions! Each lesson leads into the next. The first lecture is about the tectonic plates, I use this idea as the transition between many of the lesson, because the topics are all caused by these moving tectonic plates. The students will be doing a variety of activites each day, keeping them attentive and interested. Because each lesson has a few different ways of tackling each set of material, I believe that the lessons give all different learning styles a fair chance to get a grasp on the material. I will also be continually assessing the students to assess my teaching a lesson, to make sure that students are meeting my expectations.
This lesson has a pretty interesting and engaging topic on a large scale that will automatically catch the attention of many students, however I believe that this series of lessons provided students with the skills and knowledge to investigate farther into this area of science, and I believe that the creativity of the lesson will may them want to do just that.
This unit is about the Dynamic Earth. I believe that my students will find this topic interesting because much of what we discuss is in such a large scale (ie volcanoes!). To make the information even more relatable to my students, we will be frequently discussing the impact that these events have on humans and society. The underlying project makes good use of inquiry. The students begin with a question in mind "will (a place) be geologically stable?" This then gives them a goal (to answert that question). Students will be conducting their own research. Although this research is not "hands-on" the students are free to use as many resources as they can think up, just like a scientist. In the classroom we will be doing activities from building models of faults to watching goofy movies that just may inspire them to search for more answers, or questions! Each lesson leads into the next. The first lecture is about the tectonic plates, I use this idea as the transition between many of the lesson, because the topics are all caused by these moving tectonic plates. The students will be doing a variety of activites each day, keeping them attentive and interested. Because each lesson has a few different ways of tackling each set of material, I believe that the lessons give all different learning styles a fair chance to get a grasp on the material. I will also be continually assessing the students to assess my teaching a lesson, to make sure that students are meeting my expectations.
This lesson has a pretty interesting and engaging topic on a large scale that will automatically catch the attention of many students, however I believe that this series of lessons provided students with the skills and knowledge to investigate farther into this area of science, and I believe that the creativity of the lesson will may them want to do just that.